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Amazon Flow for iPhone converts barcode scans to online sales
Flow Powered by Amazon App, Now Available for the iPhone A9.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. today announced a new iPhone app: Flow Powered by Amazon. Flow is a new augmented reality app that makes it easy to explore and discover tens of millions of products in a real world setting – from books and DVDs to packaged electronics and toys – and offers shoppers interactive product information about the items around them. With Flow, customers simply point their iPhone toward a ... Read More
Gmail gets new look with streamlined conversation view, high-res themes, better search
Google is rolling out a new look for Gmail after a preview in July. Over the next few days you’ll be able to switch to the new look by clicking on Switch to the new look in the bottom-right of Gmail. Jason Cornwell lists Gmails new features on the Google blog. Streamlined conversations Conversation view has been completely redesigned to help you read through your email threads. You’ll now see profiles pictures for your contacts, so it’s easier to keep track of who said what. We ... Read More
Egg-On-Egg Corporation Release Calendar G for Google Calendar
Calendar G is a handy desktop tool to edit Google Calendar. It helps users from opening a browser and handling confusing menus. It is a freeware with advertisements but they can be removed with an Address Key (US$5) offered by Egg-On-Egg Corporation. In the last decade Google Calendar became one of the personal necessities not only in the company but also in the personal life. This movement is being accelerated by the spread of smartphones these days. Reflecting such circumstance, there ... Read More
Nest The Learning Thermostat
Tony Fadell, Apple employee from 2006-2008 and best known to the world as the “Father of the iPod”, is the man behind a new thermostat idea that programs itself by learning which temperatures you prefer and when, as well as adjusting itself downward if you’re not in the house. The design is simple and beautiful in the way you would expect an Apple product to be, and you can even control it over wifi from your computer or smartphone. “And it’s about more than looking pretty,” ... Read More
ViewSonic ViewPad 7e Android Tablet
ViewSonic Introduces New Sub-$200 Android-Based Tablet ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of computing, consumer electronics and communications solutions, today expanded its ViewPad tablet lineup to include the new ViewPad 7e. Created with the economical consumer in mind, while offering the newest and most in-demand features, the ViewPad 7e is ViewSonic’s latest addition to the successful ViewPad tablet lineup. This convenient 7″ Android™ 2.3 Gingerbread tablet ... Read More
Google+ iPhone app Updated
Google+ has updated it’s iPhone app with Hangouts functionality for iOS. The app’s Huddle feature, has been renamed as “Messenger,” and supports photos, as well. What’s New in Version 1.0.4.2326 * Join Hangouts from the mobile app * Huddle is now Messenger * Send photos in Messenger * +1 on comments http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google/id447119634?mt=8 ... Read More
Google Wallet Launched
Google has officially launched its Google Wallet, the application launches initially for Citi MasterCard credit card holders, but Google announced Monday that Visa, Discover and American Express will be able to add their cards to future versions of Google Wallet. The inital roll out of Google Wallet is to all Sprint Nexus S 4G phones through an over-the-air update, said Osama Bedier, Google’s Vice President of Payments. More at: ... Read More
Owners Of Old Abandoned Hotel Threaten Photographer With Copyright Infringement
The Owners of an old abandoned hotel have threaten a guy Who photographed it With copyright infringement, according to Techdirt. “The story begins with Sherman Cahal, who runs the awesome site AbandonedOnline.net, on which he posts photographs from abandoned buildings. He recently posted photographs of the Waldo Hotel in Clarksburg, West Virginia. As you can see at the link, he doesn’t just put up photos, but a rather detailed history of the building itself. Then there are a ... Read More
Google Expands Voice Actions in Europe
Google has now expanded its Voice Actions service to France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, reports engadget “Beginning today, loquacious smartphone and tablet users will be able to place calls, send texts and conduct Google searches by speaking into their devices. All you have to do is press the microphone button on your home screen’s Google search field and open the Voice Search app, or simply press the physical search button on your handset to bring up the “Speak ... Read More
Canon Announces PowerShot S100 and PowerShot SX40 HS Models With New DIGIC 5 Image Processor
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announces the addition of two feature-packed digital cameras, the PowerShot S100 and PowerShot SX40 HS, to its award-winning lineup of point-and-shoot models. In addition to superb low-light performance and increased overall speed, these two cameras include a new DIGIC 5 image processor, HS SYSTEM, Full HD video capture, High-speed Burst HQ and Intelligent IS providing clearer, smoother looking images. “Photo enthusiasts are ... Read More
